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Pentecost. Ein Arkane Thriller (2014)

by J.F. Penn(Favorite Author)

3.72 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1499389779 (ISBN13: 9781499389777)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Createspace

series

Arkane

review 1: Enjoyable enough book written by an author who has clearly done a lot of research and knows her subject matter. I also did enjoy the fact that the hints of Christianity and faith were not preaching to the reader but were there more as evidence of the world Morgan (the main heroine) lives in.Yet, unfortunately the book also suffers from a few problems:- Morgan is really unlikable. She is described as someone with smarts and muscle but at times her logic seems to be anything but. Simple decisions that would benefit her and her family, like calling in the cops as a last resort, are completely ditched for weird hail Mary's, like driving out to the desert completely alone. For someone we are supposed to be getting to know (this is book 1) we are left scratching our heads that p... moreerhaps the real hero has yet to emerge at times.- The villains are too many and are all dumb or crazy. They appear out of nowhere, have weird plans and they actually never really follow through with anything.- The ending is a complete deus ex machina. It really did not matter how the characters got there in the end. It all went down some way, possibly because the author was in wrapping up mode and rushed through it.- My Kindle edition (and subsequent books in the series) has Lara Croft in the cover. If you want people to enter the book with a neutral stance perhaps you should not plagarize a popular fictional female character. That really left a bad taste in my mouth.Not sure I will be following Morgan's other adventures. I would however read more from the author, perhaps of another setting and with more creative control.
review 2: Thrillers aren't my usual genre, though I do enjoy the odd one. This particular book tells the story of Morgan Sierra's mission to save her family from a madman who has kidnapped them. He wants the 12 Pentecostal stones in return for their safety. With Jake Timber's help, and the secret organization ARKANE behind her she must find these stones before Pentecostal Sunday. The plot was certainly intriguing, drew me in, and kept me reading. The characters felt 'real', and I could empathise with their plight and problems. I would have preferred a closer third person POV, especially from Morgain's perspective, but this is just a personal preference. A good read. The writing style could have been better, but the plot made up for it. I will be checking out the next in the series. less

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